The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,959 - Mar 16 2010

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Aircraft where work routine switched and translated TURBOJET
America off the coast of Barcelona, say, was deep in thought MUSED
Composer giving unwelcome bouquet to artist BORODIN
Composer half under the table? BRAHMS
Composer partial to Rossini, else Nono NIELSEN
Composer refitting central part of washing appliance BIZET
Composer's place of fury? IRELAND
Composer's pledge to protect name WAGNER
Composer's rotten, by royal proclamation ORFF
Composer's short and wrinkly, as composer ARNOLD
Composer's time off, with time on HOLST
Composer: unit of his work given to most important piece BARTOK
Countermeasure, one mark placed in before ANTIDOTE
Embrace, hugging king in passionate laughter CHORTLING
German composer's rear needs to discharge explosive gas HINDEMITH
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Guy, perhaps, has to resist, missing starter to eat fruit EFFIGY
Hospital not entirely competent, though far from derelict HABITABLE
In Africa it flows down meandering line BLUENILE
Inn evidently fully booked? On the contrary, atmosphere charming DEBONAIR
Letters shifted, those fifth and fourth moved elsewhere RESETTLED
One's business affairs? ADULTERER
Poison whipped into pear ATROPINE
Red coppers once added to shilling, but no change here STASIS
Rossini's man claiming right is to provide supporting framework TRELLIS
Sand, not English composer BACH
Scientist, in evaporating, keeping base to release gas BLOWOFF
Set out to press 11 leaves EXITS
Sloth a zookeeper's beginning to put in chains, attached to pole LAZINESS
Sweet talk given to the cleaner FLANNEL
Witty response: different one drier, Jack maintained REJOINDER